Corpora: WebCorp

[Andrew Kehoe]

WebCorp
http://webcorp.connect.org.uk

Dear list members

Many thanks for the feedback on the WebCorp search tool.  We
are taking all your comments and suggestions into account in the
ongoing development of the tool.

A number of users have commented that it would be useful to display the
web address (URL) for each page accessed.  This option is actually
already available by selecting either 'Only for concordance matches' or
'Always' under 'Display URLs:'.  The default value has now been changed
so that URLs (addresses) are shown for each concordance match.

In the prototype version, WebCorp accesses a restricted number of the
chosen search engine's results pages.  This is why you may find fewer
hits returned by WebCorp than are returned by accessing the search
engine directly.  This restriction is imposed whilst the tool is in
development to minimise network traffic and the time taken
for results to be returned.

If you have any further comments or suggestions about WebCorp,
please use the feedback form on the WebCorp site or send an email
message direct to andrew at rdues.liv.ac.uk

Andrew Kehoe
Research and Development Unit for English Studies
University of Liverpool
UK